My sister still uses the iPod Touch my dad found on the road around 2 years ago. It's scratched all to hell (the back and sides, not the screen) but works wonderfully.
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Originally Posted by Zer0
Something about the whole grey metallic construct of Apple products in recent years seems cold and soulless and the software seems pretty much the same.
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It's sort of the nature of form follows function.
It's one of the basest principles in design, but not many
truly follow it. I imagine what you said could definitely be a factor. They don't exactly exude warmth or people friendliness. It's all very exacting and logical. I personally love it, but I'm biased. I know Jony Ive gets a lot of inspiration from Dieter Rams, who's pretty incredible. If you look up some of his stuff, it's all black, white, silver/gray, with occasional flourishes of wood.